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Clear the FTP Session Log

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.ClearSessionLog method, which clears the in-memory FTP protocol log collected while KeepSessionLog is enabled. It takes no arguments.

Background: With session logging on, the SessionLog accumulates the full FTP command/reply conversation, which is invaluable for diagnosing a failed transfer. Over a long-lived session it grows unbounded, so clearing it frees memory — and, more usefully, lets you capture the log for one specific operation in isolation by clearing just before and reading just after.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.ClearSessionLog method, which clears the in-memory FTP protocol log.  It
//  takes no arguments and is a void method.

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myFtpLogin';

//  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
//  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  The SessionLog accumulates the FTP protocol conversation when KeepSessionLog is enabled, which
//  is useful for debugging.
$ftp->KeepSessionLog = 1;

//  ... perform some operations ...

//  Clear the log, for example before starting a new logical operation whose log you want to
//  capture in isolation.
$ftp->ClearSessionLog();
print 'Session log cleared.' . "\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>